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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this high wind warning at Nov 17, 2015, 11:25 AM MST for 6 counties in Colorado. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2015, 11:25 AM MST (18:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2015, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Bent County, CO, Crowley County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Otero County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 11:56 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 8 Sw Security, CO | CW4435 COS |
| Nov 17, 12:24 PM MST | SNOW 19.8 | 6 E Monument, CO | 19.8 INCHES OF SNOW IN APPROXIMATELY 22 HOURS...FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO NOON TUESDAY. SNOW HAS ENDED. LOCAL SNOW DRIFTS OF 3 TO 4 FEET NOTED. AT LEAST 1.01 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT WITH FINAL AMOUT TO BE CALLED IN LATER. |
| Nov 17, 1:40 PM MST | SNOW 16 | 2 Nne Monument, CO | 3 FOOT DRIFTS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 183 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 504 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
821 WWUS75 KPUB 171825 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1125 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015 COZ085-086-172100- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151117T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0003.151117T1825Z-151117T2100Z/ COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS...PUEBLO 1125 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE COLORADO SPRINGS AND PUEBLO AREAS. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING LATE. * WIND...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 50 AND 96. POWER DISRUPTIONS AND TREE DAMAGE COULD OCCUR. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE LOFTED THROUGH THE AIR. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY LOWER VISIBILITY ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ COZ089-093-095-097-180000- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151117T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.HW.W.0003.151117T1825Z-151118T0000Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... EADS...LAS ANIMAS 1125 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...CROWLEY...OTERO...WESTERN KIOWA AND BENT COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE LA JUNTA AREA. * CAUSE AND TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING LATE. * WIND...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 50 AND 96. POWER DISRUPTIONS AND TREE DAMAGE COULD OCCUR. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE LOFTED THROUGH THE AIR. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY LOWER VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ COZ096-098-171930- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151117T1800Z/ EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...SHERIDAN LAKE...LAMAR 1125 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN EXPIRED AND REPLACED BY A BLIZZARD WARNING THROUGH 5 PM MST. PLEASE REFER TO THE BLIZZARD WARNING THAT IS IN EFFECT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. $$
2 follow-up statements
056 WWUS75 KPUB 172211 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 311 PM MST TUE NOV 17 2015 COZ089-093-095-097-180000- /O.CON.KPUB.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151118T0000Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... EADS...LAS ANIMAS 311 PM MST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...CROWLEY...OTERO...WESTERN KIOWA AND BENT COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE LA JUNTA AREA. * CAUSE AND TIMING...A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG NORTH WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * WIND...NORTH 30 TO 40 GUSTING TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACT...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 50 AND 96. POWER DISRUPTIONS AND TREE DAMAGE COULD OCCUR. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE LOFTED THROUGH THE AIR. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY LOWER VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
008 WWUS75 KPUB 172341 NPWPUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 441 PM MST TUE NOV 17 2015 COZ089-093-095-097-180045- /O.EXP.KPUB.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151118T0000Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- INCLUDING...ORDWAY...OLNEY SPRINGS...LA JUNTA...ROCKY FORD... EADS...LAS ANIMAS 441 PM MST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED ACROSS CROWLEY...OTERO...WESTERN KIOWA AND BENT COUNTIES. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 PM. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 5:01 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Prowers | 12 min |
| Nov 16, 5:12 PM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Nov 16, 9:02 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Crowley, Otero | 20 hr |
| Nov 17, 11:17 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Baca, Kiowa, Prowers | 9 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.